Yale Center for British Art
Creator:
Saxton, Christopher, 1542?-
Title:
[The travellers guide : being the best mapp of the kingdom of England and principalaty [sic] of Wales. Wherein are delineated 3000 towns and villages more than in any mapp yet extent besides ye notations of bridges & rivers &c. To which is added ye direct and cross roads according to Mr. Ogilby's late survey. / Described by C: Saxton and now carefully corrected with new additions by Phillip Lea].
Alternate Title(s):
Map of the kingdom of England and principality of Wales
Published / Created:
[London] : Sold by Phillip Lea, Globemaker at ye Atlas and Hercules in Cheapside nere the corner of Fryday Street in London, [1686?]
Physical Description:
1 atlas ([10] sheets) : hand colored maps ; sheets 28 x 69 cm, and smaller
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Undetermined
Related Content:
View a selection of digital images in the Yale Center for British Art's online catalogue https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/orbis:583935
Classification:
Maps & Atlas (printed)
Scale:
Scale [1:390,000].
Notes:
This example was made as a travelling atlas, in portmanteau format. Only the essential sheets have been included in order to keep it as compact as possible. Sheet with the cartouche is wanting so title has been inferred from the 1687 edition (as given in British Museum Catalogue).
Subject Terms:
England -- Early works to 1800 -- Maps. | Wales -- Early works to 1800 -- Maps.
Form/Genre:
Maps. | Etchings -- 1686. | Engravings -- 1686.
Contributors:
Lea, Philip, active 1683–1700, publisher. | Ogilby, John, 1600–1676. | Nicholls, Sutton, engraver.